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From Occupation to Liberation
Words matter, especially in our mediated world where the resonance of language is greatly amplified. In this spirit, among some sectors that are otherwise sympathetic with and supportive of …
Former Financial Regulator William Black: Occupy Wall Street a Counter to White-Collar Fraud
Amy Goodman: We are on the road in Kansas City, Missouri, in front of a live audience of public television broadcasters at NETA, the National Educational Telecommunications Association conference. …
Occupy Berlin: In the Shadow of the Reichstag
Occupy Berlin, in front of the Reichstag, October 15, 2011. (Photo: Brainbitch) I was not going to write a Solutions column this week because I am on …
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White House Won’t Add Any More Detainees to Guantanamo, Lawyer Says
Miami - The White House will not add another detainee to the prison camps at Guantanamo, the Pentagon's top lawyer said Tuesday, acknowledging that congressional restrictions have brought captive …
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The Silence of the Shams
One month into the Occupation protests, our editorial staff of one got to wondering what, if anything, the Democratic members of the U.S. Senate had to say about the …
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Madder At Washington Than Wall Street? Wall Street’s The Reason
A USA Today/Gallup poll published this morning suggests that "most Americans blame Wall Street for the nation's economic predicament — but they blame Washington more." Furthermore, when specifically asked …
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Chiapas’ Coffee Growers: Accidental Environmentalists
Antonio, the Majomut cooperative supervisor, shows off the coffee plants. The cooperative purchases coffee from member-landowners, pays them fair trade prices, then ships then beans to overseas. (Photo: Kristian …
Thanks to the 99 Percent Movement, Media Finally Covering Jobs Crisis and Marginalizing Deficit Hysteria
Part of the reason economic policymakers have failed to properly address the poor economy is because the nation’s news media has not properly covered the unemployment crisis. For example, …
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Rick Perry Event Pastor Predicts Coming “Prison Camps” for Jews
According to Kansas City-based International House of Prayer founder and evangelist Mike Bickle–who played a major role in the August 6th “The Response” prayer event that served as the …
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Goldman Loss Offers a Bad Omen for Wall Street
Goldman Sachs, once Wall Street’s highest flier, has been grounded, and it does not bode well for the rest of the financial industry or the New York City economy …